Yunfa Yang

Credentials: MD, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor Honored as Lingnan Distinguished Physician & Guangzhou Excellent Doctor; Visiting Scholar in Orthopedics at UPMC, USA; Initiator of the academic forum "Guangzhou Orthopedic Summit". Supervisor for postgraduate students at South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Medical University, Jinan University and Guangdong Medical University; Cooperative Supervisor for Postdoctoral Researchers. Administrative Post: Deputy Director of General Surgery & Director of Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou First People's Hospital (The Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology). Academic Appointments: Chairman, Microsurgery Branch, Guangdong Medical Association Committee Member, Microsurgery Branch, Chinese Medical Association; Committee Member, Microsurgery Physicians Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association Committee Member, Microsurgical Reconstructive Group, SICOT China Chapter Vice Chairman, Orthopedic Trauma Physicians Branch, Guangdong Medical Doctor Association Standing Committee Member & Deputy Group Leader of Hip Surgery Group, Orthopedic Trauma Branch, Guangdong Medical Association Inaugural Chairman, Microsurgery Branch, Guangzhou Medical Association; Inaugural Chairman, Orthopedic Trauma Physicians Branch, Guangzhou Medical Doctor Association Project Principal & Panel Chair of Guangzhou Geriatric Skeletal Health Management Program International Member of AO Trauma; AO Trauma Committee Member of Guangdong Province Journal Affiliations: Corresponding Editorial Board Member of Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma; Editorial Board Member of Chinese Journal of Microsurgery and Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy; Ad-hoc Reviewer for SCI journals including International Orthopaedics. Professional & Research Profile: Engaged in clinical practice, teaching and scientific research of orthopedics since 1991 with abundant clinical experience. Has presided over 9 research projects and been granted 6 governmental science & technology awards including the Second-class Prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award. Published 17 SCI-indexed papers as first author or corresponding author; holds 6 Chinese invention patents as the first inventor; completed the full translation of one professional monograph. Proficient in minimally invasive orthopedic surgery and microsurgical reconstructive techniques. Specializes in comprehensive management of difficult orthopedic disorders: nonunion and bone defects, extensive soft-tissue and skin defects, minimally invasive treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures, and corrective surgery for complex orthopedic deformities.